Blue Frog is known for its hamburgers, but this restaurant looks far from any meat-lover’s paradise that I knew of back home. Instead, it had the trendy vibe of being a cafe by day and bar by night. When we arrived, there were people sipping juices from tall glasses, engaged in deep conversations or busy on their laptops. And really, there’s nothing trendy about hamburgers, but Blue Frog certainly gives the impression that it will make you a nice-looking one.

One thing the people at Blue Frog are big on is consistency: Much like any other chain, a Blue Frog burger in Beijing will taste like a Blue Frog burger in Macau. I can’t verify this with my own taste buds, but they did sound committed to the concept.

Another thing they emphasized was comfort food. They were all about providing that back-home feeling, and man, did their Montana BBQ burger send me back home. I felt like I was in Montana — I’ve never been, but based on this burger, I think it has something to do with onions, bacon and barbecue. That’s not to say it was a bad burger; it credits Montana because the boss is from there.

Bottom line: It was a really tasty burger. For more on what it was like, here is Part 1 in a series I’m doing with Chris on our quest to find American hamburgers in Beijing.